This work is supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2007AA02Z303);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.30970964,30801482,30800313);the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(Grant No.NCET-08-0213);the Ph.D.Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.20070487058,20090142110054).
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